Q: I just want to let you know that you were right and my husband was wrong about the price we would get for our house.

You met with us over a year ago and were very helpful telling us some things to do to get ready to sell. You also gave us a price opinion. My husband didn’t believe you and I think he was even a little rude. Well, you were right.


     After having the house on the market for a year and dropping the price several times, we finally sold it for just about what you said it would go for. I thought by writing this maybe it would be a warning to other people not to over price their houses. We paid out another $20,000 in mortgage payment waiting to sell.

A: I appreciate your comments and hope it does give other sellers something to think about. Most active Realtors are happy to give anyone an opinion of value and help them figure out what needs to be done to make the house more attractive.


     I recently sold a home where the sellers priced it very well to sell quickly. The house looked really clean and nice and it was priced exactly right to get more than one offer in just a couple of days. Those sellers won’t have any further mortgage payments, insurance or taxes to pay and can move on to their next home. That’s much smarter, to me, than sitting on the market for a really long time. They still did very well on the sale and my buyer clients are very happy.


     What I often hear from sellers is that they get sick of keeping the house in ready to show condition and get tired of having to leave quickly for showings that don’t seem to result in an offer. Many homes have poor floor plans or other issues that make them more of a challenge to sell and the price needs to reflect that. But remember that every place will sell at the right price.